This Annabelle is not nearly as hardy as the native. For the past two years in my Zone 5 garden, it has bloomed well in late June, but b...Read Morey mid-July, the stems completely die back to the ground, regardless of whether it's been watered or not.
I don't know if I am just unlucky, but mine exhibits the worst branching structure of any plant I have ever grown. The flowers are huge a...Read Morend beautiful but almost always borne on tiny week stems that lie flat to the ground and often break under their own weight. As a flower, it's very nice. As a shrub, it's pathetic. I purchased mine from a Stark Brothers, but it was in a Proven Winners pot. Hopefully it will firm up with age. I wouldn't say "don't plant it" but be warned of its problems.
Garden City, MI (Zone 6a) | September 2013 | positive
I totally love this plant! It is planted in front of the picket fence surrounding my veggie garden and it fits there just perfectly. Yes,...Read More I do need to tie it up a couple of times a season, but that's alright with me. The blooms on the plant are wonderful.
I agree with the other reviewers - this plant is slow to get established and is best thought of as a perennial which should be supported ...Read Morewhile in bloom and deadheaded afterwards. Gets a little ragged looking after bloom...so best not to site it near the front of a bed. But the color is dramatic and can't be beat for this species!
I have Invincibelle planted under a Thundercloud Plum tree, where it receives morning sun. The first couple of years, it produced ugly c...Read Morelusters of non-uniform dark pink flowers interspersed with brown, quickly-declining blooms. I almost removed it, but everything in my garden gets a 3-year trial period. The third year, the plant flourished and is now one of the prettiest in my yard. The blooms are fluffy, cotton-candy-colored balls of healthy flowers. Heavy with blooms, the branches must be supported. Blooms slowly decline into attractive dried clusters, which look really pretty in the fall. I cut the stalks down to the ground in early winter, and by spring the shrub is full and covered with blooms again!
Description from Proven Winners says the following:
"Rick pink flowers bloom from early summer to frost. Very hardy. Relia...Read Moreble bloomer. Reblooms without deheading. Cut to the ground in late winter and fertilize lightly."
This Annabelle is not nearly as hardy as the native. For the past two years in my Zone 5 garden, it has bloomed well in late June, but b...Read More
I don't know if I am just unlucky, but mine exhibits the worst branching structure of any plant I have ever grown. The flowers are huge a...Read More
I totally love this plant! It is planted in front of the picket fence surrounding my veggie garden and it fits there just perfectly. Yes,...Read More
I agree with the other reviewers - this plant is slow to get established and is best thought of as a perennial which should be supported ...Read More
I have Invincibelle planted under a Thundercloud Plum tree, where it receives morning sun. The first couple of years, it produced ugly c...Read More
Description from Proven Winners says the following:
"Rick pink flowers bloom from early summer to frost. Very hardy. Relia...Read More
Finally a pink annabelle! Yeah.